Dennis Byrne’s latest editorial takes aim at those Illinois lawmakers who last week turned their backs on 30,000 poor black children and their chance at a better education. But while Dennis Byrne rightly takes the GOP House Caucus to task, he then inexplicably singles out its leader Tom Cross for praise.

Joseph Ryan of the Daily Herald wrote today: “So for all of Palin's star power as a former vice presidential candidate whose autobiography recently dominated the best-seller charts, many Republicans running for office in Illinois are not jumping up to meet her.”

With most everyone piling on embattled RNC Chairman Michael Steele, we might be tempted to cut the guy a break. But unfortunately, Steele shows no remorse for his bad management to date. He appears arrogantly committed to staying on, no matter what the cost to our party.

Associate Press reporter Steven Hurst says Mark Kirk is "historically a moderate on issues like abortion and gun control" in an article posted earlier today. First, Mark Kirk says it’s fine to abort a baby, even one that could survive on its own outside of the mother’s womb. In 2003, Kirk even voted against...

NBC 5 Chicago political reporter Mary Ann Ahern took Mark Kirk to task today for backtracking on an earlier pledge to turn President Obama into a “one-termer” over the new health care law. That’s all well and good. But...